Democratic socialists, a far-left special interest group that espouses ideas not far from communism that appears to be trying to take over the Democrat party, already has installed officials in several prominent positions: Mayoral offices in Seattle and New York for example.
They also won multiple Democrat party primaries for Congress.
And President Donald Trump is warning the leftists are not stopping there.
But now even Democrats are starting to worry about the future of their party, and what it will become.
One prominent personality expressing concern is Van Jones, a Democrat activist whose profile rose abruptly during Barack Obama’s time in the White House.
He’s released a statement with a warning:
“Reasonable Democrats are going to have to get off their couches, roll up their sleeves and start organizing real voters on the ground. We can no longer rely only on TV ads, digital spend and endorsements. Just donating from afar and complaining about the DSA won’t cut it. The DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) can beat moderates in a growing number of blue strongholds. Why? Because the DSA has patiently built an army of on-the-ground organizers — who go to meetings, help each other, study together and THEN work to turn out voters on Election Day.
“That army grows every day — election or no election. Their investment in real people grows (and compounds) with each election cycle. The DSA has a bigger army, every time, win or lose. But at the end of any election, all moderate Dems have for their efforts is a bunch of ads that nobody will ever see again. That’s not going to work anymore. If you are a Democrat who believes in opportunity, dignity and democracy for all — but you don’t hate rich people, cops, free enterprise, the West, Israel and the United States of America — I’m talking to you!”
Reasonable Democrats are going to have to get off their couches, roll up their sleeves and start organizing real voters on the ground.
We can no longer rely only on TV ads, digital spend and endorsements. Just donating from afar and complaining about the DSA won’t cut it.
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— Van Jones (@VanJones68) June 26, 2026
It is party faithful Sen. John Fetterman D-Pa., who blamed his party for “becoming an orgy of socialism.”
“I said months ago, I said the Democratic Party is becoming an orgy of socialism. These recent elections vindicate my description,” he explained to the New Yort Post.
The sudden alarmism follows multiple years of party officials embracing and endorsing a definite form of extremism: Bernie Sanders and members of the “Squad.”
One commentary suggested there’s now buyer’s remorse.
“It seems that some are now worried about what conservatives have known for a long time: the Democrat party is controlled by radicals,” the report said.
Their agenda points so far revolve around huge new taxes, special rights and funding for minorities especially the sexual agenda espoused by the LGBT community, government control of everything, especially children, and permanent power.
To that effect they want illegal aliens to be able to vote and the nation’s borders essentially open.
Another raising concern is Rahm Emanuel. A Gateway Pundit report said Emanuel, former chief of staff of the Obama White House and mayor of Chicago, said the Democrat socialist wins recently don’t help the party.
He explained: “I spent my life turning red districts blue. What the socialist wing has decided to do is turn blue districts, dark blue… The way you create a majority, either in the legislative body or win the presidency, is moving red areas to blue, not blue areas to cobalt blue or to midnight blue. And that’s all that happens.”
He pointed out the obvious holes in the Democrat socialist thinking: “And if you also look presidentially, seven states, 500,000 voters across those states … have decided the last three presidents. None of those states — Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, Nevada, the industrial Wisconsin, Michigan, or Pennsylvania — they’re not electing socialists.”
Explaining the problem was Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York.
He said establishment Democrats are fretting more and more.
“The Democratic Socialists of America, who use the Democratic Party as a vehicle to get on to ballots, to get money, to get connections, to win office, and then will try to destroy the Democratic Party,” York said on Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle Friday.
He cited a statement for Jaime Harrison, ex-chief of the Democratic National Committee, who said, “I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination. Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.”
Because of the incompatible ideologies present, he’s advocating a “schism” for the party.
“I actually do think it’s time for Democrats to talk the S-word, schism. I really do.”
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His comments come on the heels of “Democratic socialists,” those politicians who are fully socialist and insist on pushing the always-failed socialism onto Americans, winning Democrat primaries in New York.
He cited one, responding, “Lady, I ain’t in the same party as you. I’m sorry. I just not.”
A report at the Gateway Pundit said he pointed out their departure from Democrat politics.
“But understand, these people do not like Democrats. Not only are they not Democrats, they wish Democrats poorly,” he said.
Any division in the Democrat party is only likely to raise the influence of the opposition, the Republicans, as divided parties ordinarily do not coalesce suddenly for a single issue or candidate, letter the “other guys” take the majority.
